The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-15

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Church Building
Church troubles, either from their in.
frequency or from the publicity which
they occasionally gain, generally make in
tcrcsting reading. From revercntial re
gard OF such matters, the ArrEAL always
scrupulously rcirains from giving then
publicity until the facts have obtained
such notoriety that they could not well be
overlooked by q wide-awake news journal.
Such is the state OF facts that now exist in
the new Methodist church ON Ponnsyl-
Vania avenue, Fort Pickering. The former
site Of the church was on Georgia street,
hut the property was purchased by the
| Kansas City railroad last winter for s., 500,
! and the church officials at once went TO
/ work 10 purchase new LOT and construct
/ a more modern and even larger place Of
| NOnhip. A good location was found
whccon 10 erect the new church, and il
was also decided to have a neat and COM
/ Portable parsonage adjoining. The
pastor OF the church, and of the
former one also, is the Rev. W
III. Evans, gentleman OF about
iorty.iiyc years oi age. who formerly lived
at Friendship, Tenn, and whore his wife
and children still reside The Rev Evans
has gained some local notoriety on account
oi his pulpit CCccntricitiCs aud public ut
tcmncrs on prohibition. some OF his flock
art devoted Ia him, while others are not
80 kindly impressed with their pastor
When the new church contract was let,
Mr. j. W. Vernon, the attorney and editor
OF the Standard, the prohibition organ Of
Memphis, rs one of the trustees Of the
church, was made chairman OF the build
ing committee, with Adair Tucker, 4. H.
Jewell, lsom Rankin, 4. T. Bell and the
pastor, all of whom are church officials
IL was claimed 10y Mr. Bell, that when the
=, 800 for which the old churh had been
sold was paid, il WIS turned over 10 Mir
Vernon, and against instructions he placed
II in bank To his personal account, and not
rs a church fund, hut no discrepancy in 10
b charged In the expenditures 50 iarmJdc.
Evans, rs the pastor, was inclined tp die
tate everything 10 be- done about the Now
siruyiuW and the building oi lhc plr~un.
~, which hc hoped 10 occupy. and
sgcms WIS sustained 300 lis
.
.Nrp Mr.. Bell who u'-. utcl
on. only 10 the work. but th. uay
lrr fris wrrc being expended hy
NJ Nguaa. The controversy vaNed -
r1r.l r,sl; t'Hi llr pastor finally with
i-.s iru the building committee. E.ll
600 nos rr1~' bis criticisms ON ihr manage
r.1i o, .hc new building, and q week a,n
a.' sunday morning. when hv. wiki
4 "A
tsin- look O.. som, Ui the inside work.
hc was quite ~syyn' iu his criticisms uf &c
o. Tucker. when Rankin. who Was som,
few feet away, unmarked that he 'Na- get
ting tined 90 hearing Belle complaints. anil
that Dc was doing more 10 injur tho
church than anybody else and saving
further that Bell. as one Of the committee.
had empowered Mr. Vernon 90 lci. and ID
had nobody to blame but himself EIl
ioncl in any Way the action col Vernon,
Nart man, said TO Bell, who is
quite a small man, that hc
VAS liar Eel prkm up
ind struck Rankin heavy blow on the
shoulder. Tucker aud Lake in.culfcd, F..
when Rankin Jumped a few icct away.
md, suatching up q heavy slcIgo ham !
ncr that lay ON the floor, with vile ypi- |
.hCt on his lips made ut Bel, hut was pre-
vented from striking him. ligll vowed |
That hc would knock i,ankin's brains out
M get his gun and shoot him. liui mutual
friends kept them apart and hozliiitirs
ceased. sunday morning last Rankin
L "a. /. A a.
cation for his action anil was duly FORGIVEN.
but Bell had failed to como 10 time and
hH so llr not made Uuv explanation ui
bis conduct iu the new rhurrh, which is
fast approaching completion. lal blood
exists by Uu-pu ui the controversy. anil
from those ul the congregation seen loo d..
glld Ia the matter sentiment seems Gao ir
Overwhelmingly against fr.l, who il o..
gurdcd a- % disturbing element I.Il ANIL
Evans had @ little uuutruYuuyu i ilr -.-.
sion ol the la.i quarterly conference oi thr
church over the payment Ut lhr divine.
SALARY and acrimonious words which
passed then have been intensified iu white
heat and Tie disgmcciul fight In ~, plt.
tally constructed CdIiicp ui wurl'p on toe
above sabbath morning WIS nn ou'srruih
ui ~ w Rankin b. ihc champion uf both
the pastor and Mr. Vernon, undertaking
as hc duC'i o defend them against tho a..
p.r'iuns 1T Bell There has not been AMI
10 is hardly probable there will b. ana NJ.
rr-is. bat the uuhuly row hls been lll the
talk iu Fort PiCiDrlue church ciul.- lur
the past week Tho Rev Evans ouuId uuI
hc seen o. be- b. absent 10 the Brownsville
Tenn / conference. he b. quite anNiYu.
Co hold ou Go Die pJsIomio here, hut 10 i.
understood thli his urpppInimput will hu
sirruuuu-ly opposed los some Ul bI. nu,k.
while ho will hr just a- strongly ndun..I
10y Others ui them.
Nor should usu your tooth brush n.4If|
and morning and Hs 600 adjunct IH.rIr.
zion ut recognized merit w.h as longs
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